Yeah. Mine jammed up and now I look like I'm trying to steal my own bicycle.

Thanks for this have just popped out and now I have two new bikes

This actually worked for me. Thank you! I accidentally reset my combination lock code, and it's a HUGE hassle for me to get a new lock (I currently live on an island!) so it was extremely valuable for me to figure out how to crack my own lock. Definitely not trying to steal anyone's bikes! Thanks for this.

Cheers, that lock was stuck on my bike for a couple of years. Easy peasy!!

Worked perfectly. Tried a number of the other related videos, but yours was the one that "cracked" the case. Thank you!

Thanks...I had the same POS sitting in my garage that I forgot the combo to.... cracked it in just a few mins.

Thanks a lot! I was able to unlock it. I bought the lock about 20 years ago and have not been using it, so the combination number was completely forgotten. Your video helped. Thanks, again.

Used the method in Sir Jethro's video to crack / open a very similar-looking, Titanker 4-number combination lock, which is maybe 3 years old. It took me several tries (taking breaks between attempts due to my old, achy hands), and I had nearly given up, but it helped to use more tension, and it also helped to work the cable to it's center on the bike tube of where it was stored in order to get a better grip on each end of the lock mechanism for applying extra tension. I did this in the quiet of my garage, which helped with hearing what was happening. Going in the same order, right to left, the first number had more of click and drop-in with some play in it - the next two numbers seemed to just stick - and the lock simply slid open on the fourth number, and I'm still relishing the small victory. Anyway - it was not obvious upon finding each number and had to persist, but the method worked. Thanks you for the video, Mr. Jessop.

found my old bike lock the i forgot the combo for. it's been YEARS. I am shocked on how easily this f-ing worked!!! Thank you

Knowing the correct code has a huge impact on perception. That is why a scientific way is to have a blinded test.

It works. I was able to unlock my cable lock just now. I forgot the combination i set and was able to open it now because of your helpful video. Thank you!

Just did so and it took about 10 seconds, I only had remembered that the first 3 numbers.....thanks for the video, had to remove my trashcans for major demolition

Thank you very much! Somebody tried to break my lock of such type, but fortunately police was near and the thief ran away before he could unlock it. However, the thief broke the lock and somehow changed the combination of it, so that I could not unlock it. Thanks to your video I found out what is a new combination, unlocked my bike and threw this lock directly into the trash bin

Neat trick! The point of locks is to reduce the temptation to steal the bike, especially by casual passers by. The pros have the tools to overcome most locks.

I appreciate it. My kids forgot their combinations to their locks. I’ll have to try your method to unlock them. Then tell them I used “magic” to get their locks opened😉

Hey Jethro, This is brilliant! It worked on my lock. Got it open before the end of this vid. No more cheap locks for me! LOL Cheers from USA! -Duane

There’s a lock just like this on the bike rack at Publix in Cape Canaveral. I was there today and saw it and said “...bet there’s a video on this!” I’m going to go try it tomorrow. I’ll let you know how I did. Thanks. Love your accent!

I had forgotten my combination number and unlocked this in seconds after watching your video ! Thanks !

I work at a place that had a bike lock on a railing. It has been there for years. I couldn't remember how to unlock them, but I watches a little of your video to refresh my memory and POOF! I have a bike lock..lol. The people working there weren't too happy about me taking it. But it belonged to no one. LOL. Mine Now SUCKERS! :) Thanks for the refresher course...lol

THANK YOU I tried so many tutorials but this was the simplest and best explained

Maybe I should've bought a cheaper lock, I've forgotten the combination of my ONGuard and no amount of pulling and listening for clicks is working.

thanks for this! I hadn’t used my bike for a year and forgot the combo. as I was trying this, I cracked two numbers then finally remembered my combo 😅

Damn! Working on this lock for 5 days and this video made it easy. Unlocked in a minute

Found a lock just like this on the beach. It was locked. Watched your video and in less than 2 minutes I had the lock open. Great tip.

I was locked in by accident. This video saved me!! Thank you!

Thanks Jethro for this video!

I almost left you some real life hate mail thinking I was definitely not gonna be able to open it. But for the first time in almost 20 years, this damn bike lock is open!!

Tried it with exactly this type of lock, and frustratingly failed to break in, so will be continuing to use the same lock!

I have a chain one with a similar lock, mine has 5 number combination. I tried it but I can't do it, it feels like it clicks into place but on wrong number. Went into a store for 5 min, came back and found my lock shaft partially open, probably forced it out. Put in my combination and it still works. Had a talk with some guys asking if they saw anyone forcing the lock and they recommend I don't lock my bike in city centre. It was a 150 pound bike.

I have a masterlock and i can open it by feeling, i want to improve it and use it. Do you have ideas to make the pick more difficult in my 4 digit combination lock?

"Sherlock Holmes cracks his own bike lock"

Forgot the code to mine and this doesn't work. The only difference with my lock mine has 0 where his has -

I'm gonna try this out as I have a lock on my bike for a few years without knowing the code

Thanks bro I forgot my combination I used this and it unlocked in seconds 😁

Oh my goodness thank you so much!

This worked. Thank you Jethro!

Thank you so much, I tried this and it worked perfectly. I just got a bike lock, and I have a shitty memory when it comes to certain things but I got in the right spot, it was 1 number off of what I wanted it to be. Thank you so much

Thanks for helping me get my new bike

Big thanks dude! Got it open in no time!

I think it's a bit more difficult if you don't know the number. I think maybe it's psychological. Because I have one that I don't know the combination to and I'm having a hell of a time trying to open it. It's really cheap too.

found a bike lock, wanted to use it for my new bike... just popped open after 10 minutes trying this. sweeet

The video really helped me, thank you very much!

Literally took me 10 seconds 👍🏼😎... thanks Guv.

Thanks, i forgot the combination and now can free up one of my bikes

saw this, wanted to try it on my abus d-58292, when you pull even just you cant change the numbers, they lock up. i did try this trick on a cheaper version looking like yours, and the trick works there :) so seems like a trick for cheaper locks

Thanks a lot. It just opened up in a minute!

Is there a way to open the lock if you put in the key before moving the switch back? My nephew was messing with it and I have no idea how to fix it now.

I'm a safe engineer & locksmith by trade & a professional bassist but that's another story , This only works on cheap locks ,Go for anything that has a Sold Secure cert sign , Sold secure is owned by the Master Locksmith association & and it's by far the hardest test to pass .

I have a Schwinn combo lock just like that and just out of curiosity I tried to find out how easy is to crack it It doesn't crack no matter how long I tried. Maybe this works for really cheap locks but not for a good one. I would suggest you try your lock after purchase and return it if it cracks.

Literally 30 seconds to crack an old lock I've forgotten the code.

thanks! this worked for me 🤩 took a bit of finessing 👍

I just opened an old one that nobody here at home knew the code. Thanks.

Thank you Mr Bond. Give Q my best!

Damn... My kid forgot his combination, but I can't feel or hear any difference trying the numbers 🤦‍♀️

Does anyone know the standard factory code. I've found this lock in my house and I don't know wither the code is something that someone has set or the factory one, my dad has said it's never been used. Any help would be appreciated

Yup, it worked. I was sceptical but it worked on a 4 digit Masterlock. I'd started working back from 9999 and got as far as 6799 before I decided to see if there was a cleverer way. You saved me a lot of time.

Yup. Took less than an hour. It's a rather strong looking lock but it opened. The 2 inside numbers where the difficult ones. The outside ones clicked into place on the first spin.

It is true - it works - my kids messed up the key combination and I came straight to KZfaq for a solution. I tried what you said and it worked 👌🏽

Little Finger you're amazing bro. Got an used bike where the lock was old and kind of stiff. This method works best by far!! Took about 5 minutes. Cheers bro!

Just a tip, I bet a ton of comments said that keyed locks can be picked easily and it's true but people who actually pick locks are rare to come across in people who steal bikes and everyday items, and I'm in one of the worst areas in my state, but keyed locks are more easily bypassed and these methods can be heard and applied no practice involved, usually faster then on the lock you have, 3 to 25 sec is a average time for me, I practice but take a sec and see what your buying. Kryptinite bike locks 70$ range under 30 secs with a pick or paperclip and tension lol

I'm afraid that a lock picker like me would find a key type lock easy to open I suggest a disc detainer lock

Thank you, I had forgotten my combination, it worked for me :-)

Thank you so much, that saved me a lot of time and effort !

Amazing lost my combination and after watching your video it took me 30 seconds thanks

Brilliant! Thanks!

Wow just bought a bike with a helmet and new bike lock but the seller forgot their combo. I watched this vid and BAM! Unlocked the lock!

Thanks a lot, that's really help

Wow it worked. Thanks for video.

Very very useful. Thanks Jessop!

Thing that happened to me with a key lock is someone stuffed some small pebbles in the keyhole and I wasn't able to insert my key, therefore not use my bike. Had to go back to it later with a steel saw to break it

Unfortunately doesn’t work for 5 combination locks, neither do hedge cutters. Any tips to get it off my bike?

Well you've got a new sub, thats for sure!

Not working my lock seems to click and tension on numerous numbers help

my bike got stolen today on my second day back to school and im trying to see if i can find out how it was stolen, it was a veey nice voodoo bantu i got second hand for 180 then got a few thing for it and a few things serviced, ended up costing around 300 , and the train station dosnt hav cameras

Thanks bro! It helped me a lot! I got scared cause I had bought it recently 😂 and forgot anyways Thanks a lot!!

Excellent video I got it open in only a few minutes. Thanks.

On the first one column I have a similar one every number on the first column is stiff and clicks and on the others 2 click and are stiff

Thank you dude for that video, I got stuck with my inadvertently setting a random combination which I couldn't remember, and I wasn't able to lock it again! Now I have found the ' lost ' combination 😀 But.....why throw it away?? Use it with an other lock, if someone sees more than one lock it is an additional deterrent! In many cases he will not bother and spend additional time to ' find the correct combination '

Bro I forgot my code for it and I used this and opened it in 30 seconds

Works like a charm!

Thanks bro i forgot my password and this trick open my lock

Great video, thanks for the info, i am not using these locks anymore.

This won't work on my lock and I forgot the combo, any other tips for getting it open.

Im a bit stuck trying to figure out when it slots in i cant tell

Wait this actually worked!!!! Easily! Thank you soso much

I've got one of these that I got on A bike from an op shop, I cannot recall the code . But I was thinking of using it as a secondary measure , like a deterrent. But this process has not worked . Perhaps it is a newer model? Who knows. It would be nice if we could add images to these comments, so perhaps someone out there might have an idea . Great video though mate .👍

Opened in 40 seconds lol, thank you😭😭😂😂💯

I was messing with mine and I’m here now taking my own bike

Be sure to spin the middle ones evenly, it’s easy to get false clicks if you’re putting sideways pressure on them.

It really works man!!

thanks man i just bought a new bike lock and i forgot to ask what the combination was

Thanks, it worked !!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

Lmao this worked in just under 5 minutes, thank you dude

Thanks a lot mate

Yep just checked this on my Halfords advance, so took it back and with a great sense of fair play and checking I was right by setting a random code and asking me to open, which I did they changed it for a key type. They are going to let mgt know.

Hey thanks alot! We were able to unlock a 5 year old cycle lock because of this trick!

It’s not really “worthless”, these items are physical deterrents, not “thief proof”. Most would be petty thrives on the street trying to jack a bike, want to be able to do it instantly and be gone, if they have to sit there for even a few minutes trying to de-code a lock; they are at greater risk for being caught / arrested. I wouldn’t toss your lock or anything, it’s still good for locking up while in a store or a college campus, something of that nature. If your bike is going to sit for a long while, number of days, then yeah you’re quite correct in being need of an upgrade to something a little more difficult to decode.

How bout if the key is not in the slot?

Thank you it matters to me 👍